Hunters United Against Poaching

Hunters United Against Poaching

Many times I have been posed the question; “What is a hunter, and why do they hunt?” On the last page of our NAPHA brochure there is an advertisement placed for a vacant post. The job description reads as follows; Young active person interested in low and infrequent...
Aru Trophy Book 2017

Aru Trophy Book 2017

Aru Game Lodges Memories 2017 The Aru 2017 Trophy book is now available on Blurb for viewing and purchase. On these pages lie every trophy hunted with our guests in 2017; testimony to the fact that Aru continues to provide some of the best hunting Namibia has to...
Trying to Unravel the Secrets of the Namibian Leopard

Trying to Unravel the Secrets of the Namibian Leopard

In bright sunlight the leopard slowly and quietly stalks up to a waterhole. He calmly sits down and watches the surrounding bush, alert and ready, his ears catching even the softest of sounds. When he spots a hartebeest approaching, the big cat slowly bends down...
The Soulmate of Africa

The Soulmate of Africa

I accidentally stumbled upon the Rhodesian Ridgeback 15 years ago when I was living in Windhoek. My neighbour often visited with her lustrous red hound with its fantastic character and charming intelligence. I was sold on him, mostly by his character and gentle...
Aru’s Fair Chase Hunting Philosophy

Aru’s Fair Chase Hunting Philosophy

Aru Game Lodges treasures the principle of fair chase and utilizes this principle throughout our hunting practices. The fair chase principle holds that hunting should be the lawful and ethical way of pursuing an animal without the hunter gaining any unfair advantage...